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TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - JUNE 27, 2018
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 9:33AM Shipwrecked
Today is June 27, 2018
Welcome to your mid-week!
With VBS 2018 "Shipwrecked...Rescued by Jesus!' all this week, this past Sunday we looked at 1 Timothy 1:18-20, when Paul wrote to Timothy about the people whose faith were 'shipwrecked.' And we looked at the context of the passage and the major characters who were in play.
Here we had Apostle Paul encouraging, preparing, and empowering his younger co-worker in Christ, Timothy.
Here we had Timothy, receiving and learning and following the wisdom of Apostle Paul.
Here we had Hymenaeus and Alexander, who did not hold on to faith AND a good conscious; who did not believe their proclamation of faith should be consistent with their moral actions; and who were, by Paul's account, 'shipwrecked' spiritually.
And, lastly, here we had false teachers who led Hymenaeus and Alexander astray.
And the challenge we asked ourselves, was whether we are or can be any of these?
Can we be Apostle Paul to anyone around us? Can we encourage and prepare and empower anyone we know?
Can we be like Timothy? Can we humbly receive and learn and follow someone else's wisdom? Especially from someone we know cares about us?
Are we going off course like Hymenaeus and Alexander? Are we hypocrites?
Are we false teachers? Is the fruit of our deeds the fruit of the Spirit or is it the opposite?
Because, if we say we are Christian and we are trying to be more like Christ, then we need to be more aware of both ourselves and the situations and opportunities that arrive at any given moment. And, in those moments, if we are prayerfully prepared and spiritually alert, we can be like Apostle Paul or like Timothy and not like Hymenaeus and Alexander and the false teachers.
And that is the bottom line. God's blessing upon you as you wrestle with these challenges and I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday.
- Frank Kim
With VBS 2018 "Shipwrecked...Rescued by Jesus!' all this week, this past Sunday we looked at 1 Timothy 1:18-20, when Paul wrote to Timothy about the people whose faith were 'shipwrecked.' And we looked at the context of the passage and the major characters who were in play.
Here we had Apostle Paul encouraging, preparing, and empowering his younger co-worker in Christ, Timothy.
Here we had Timothy, receiving and learning and following the wisdom of Apostle Paul.
Here we had Hymenaeus and Alexander, who did not hold on to faith AND a good conscious; who did not believe their proclamation of faith should be consistent with their moral actions; and who were, by Paul's account, 'shipwrecked' spiritually.
And, lastly, here we had false teachers who led Hymenaeus and Alexander astray.
And the challenge we asked ourselves, was whether we are or can be any of these?
Can we be Apostle Paul to anyone around us? Can we encourage and prepare and empower anyone we know?
Can we be like Timothy? Can we humbly receive and learn and follow someone else's wisdom? Especially from someone we know cares about us?
Are we going off course like Hymenaeus and Alexander? Are we hypocrites?
Are we false teachers? Is the fruit of our deeds the fruit of the Spirit or is it the opposite?
Because, if we say we are Christian and we are trying to be more like Christ, then we need to be more aware of both ourselves and the situations and opportunities that arrive at any given moment. And, in those moments, if we are prayerfully prepared and spiritually alert, we can be like Apostle Paul or like Timothy and not like Hymenaeus and Alexander and the false teachers.
And that is the bottom line. God's blessing upon you as you wrestle with these challenges and I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday.
- Frank Kim
Upcoming Events
- June 29 (Fri) – Skid Row Prep
- June 30 (Sat) – Skid Row Mission
- July 11 (Wed) – All Generation Cell Group Apologetics Study. 7pm at the Benedicts. Upcoming Topic: the Argument from Design (the Teleological Argument), which includes the Fine Tuning of the Universe and) the Information and Design in Biology.
- July 12 (Thurs) - Young Married/Families Cell Group. 6:45pm.
Ministry Requests
- Thailand Summer Missions Donation Request
Mango House (orphanage in Chiang Mai) is asking for donations of children’s bathing suits ages 4-15. For both boys and girls. New or used is okay. Our mission team will be taking the children on an outing to a water park. Questions please contact Caroline Shin at ccshin@gmail.com - Youth Orchestra Requests
Youth Orchestra is looking for more students interested in joining. They are also looking for volunteer music teachers and musical instrument donations. Questions please contact Ruth Chon at ki.ruth37@gmail.com
Important Summer Dates to Note
- July 14-21 (Sun-Sat) – Youth Summer Missions
- July 17-30 (Tues-Mon) – Thailand Summer Missions with SBT
- July 27-29 (Fri-Sun) – EM Family Retreat at Mount Kare
- $100 per person, $350 max per family by July 8
$120 per person, $400 max per family by July 15
$60, $200 per family for those needing scholarship or who are in college* (please talk to Pastor Frank if you need financial assistance.)
Registration Form: link
- $100 per person, $350 max per family by July 8
- Aug 5 (Sun) – Graduation/Promotion Sunday
- Aug 10-12 (Fri-Sun) – Youth Summer Retreat
Philippians 1:9-11 - "And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God."